| Author | Wallroth | |
| Distribution | Mountains and Piedmont; only Cumberland County in the Coastal Plain.
Native of Eurasia; throughout N.A. except the Far North. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon to fairly common, except rare in the Coastal Plain. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides (including urban and suburban), waste places, vacant lots, garden weed, pastures, farmyards, near creek, rock ledge. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting April-November. | |
| Identification | Common Mallow is less than 2 feet long, often only a foot or less, and generally prostrate. The leaves are rounded in outline, vary shallowly 3-5 lobed (or barely discernable), the margins crisped/wrinkled with very fine short teeth. The flowers grow in leaf axils, 2-6 in a cluster, pale pink or lilac, the petals 9-13 mm long. The fruits look like little cheese wheels. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | | |
| Other Common Name(s) | Cheeses | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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